21 Best holocaust books like In a Land of Forest and Darkness: The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II) by Sara Lustigman Omelinski

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In a Land of Forest and Darkness: The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II)

By: Sara Lustigman Omelinski

4.58

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

“Suddenly two pairs of black boots appeared in the shrubbery near us… I looked up very, very slowly…

If you liked the holocaust plot in In a Land of Forest and Darkness: The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II) by Sara Lustigman Omelinski , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Outcry: Holocaust Memoirs

By: Manny Steinberg

4.51

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Outcry - Holocaust Memoirs, a Profoundly Moving Autobiography Mendel (Manny) Steinberg spent his… read more

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2. Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz

By: Olga Lengyel

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time.… read more

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3. Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

By: Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing m… read more

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4. The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

By: Henry Oster

4.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This heart-wrenching memoir from a Holocaust survivor reveals the terrible realities of life in Aus… read more

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5. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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6. The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True Story

By: Nechama Birnbaum

4.56

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what i… read more

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7. The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1)

By: Limor Regev

4.46

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

He has endured more than any child ever should, but now he must survive Block 66. January, 1945 . … read more

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8. My Sister's Betrayal (The Blood Sisters, #2)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.18

Format: 302 pages, ebook

The Nazi oppression whips up a storm of terror, ripping apart the blood sisters Anna, Bernie, Elica… read more

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9. Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir

By: Evelyn Joseph Grossman

4.34

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Lilo and Ernst survived the horrors of WW2 in the center of Berlin, but not without help. An incred… read more

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10. The Girl Who Escaped

By: Angela Petch

4.41

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

Italy, 1940. The girl sobs and rages as her father tells her the terrible news. “Italy is entering … read more

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11. The Officer of Dachau

By: Dorit Journo

4.35

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

She made a courageous choice in times of unparalleled turmoil. Could her family survive its consequ… read more

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12. Save my Children. An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero

By: Leon Kleiner

4.64

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A young Jewish boy and his siblings fleeing a world destroyed by hate. A notoriously cruel anti-Se… read more

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13. Her Secret Resistance (The Secret Resistance #1)

By: Gosia Nealon

4.26

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944. “Please, officer, I beg you—,” I cry. But my father has already fallen. “Don’t leave … read more

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14. Auschwitz Prisoner 31119: The Shocking True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor

By: Yitzchak Borowsky

3.88

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

She was liberated from hell on Earth. But will she ever be free from Auschwitz?Poland, 1943. Dark s… read more

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15. I Survived to Tell: A Holocaust Memoir about Survival in the Warsaw Ghetto and 7 Camps

By: Noach (Natan) Żelechower

4.64

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In no less than seven concentration and extermination camps, the Polish-Jew Noach (Natan) Żelechowe… read more

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Cover of Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II) by Nanette Blitz Konig

16. Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II)

By: Nanette Blitz Konig

4.41

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

A monument to the indestructible nature of the human spirit.In these compelling, award-winning, Hol… read more

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Cover of First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321 by Marilyn Shimon

17. First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

By: Marilyn Shimon

4.41

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

While growing up in New York, Marilyn Shimon often visited her uncle in California. She saw his sca… read more

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18. A View Across the Rooftops

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.44

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

An unforgettable story of love, hope and betrayal, and a testament to the courage of humanity in hi… read more

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"One doesn't know how brave one is until the cost outweighs the fear."

-Suzanne Kelman, A View Across the Rooftops

"There was something so wrong about war, something so horrific and soul-destroying that she hadn't ever contemplated, until now, as the senseless loss of life crushed her. On one side you were cripple…"

-Suzanne Kelman, A View Across the Rooftops

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19. Lipstick in Auschwitz: The Unbelievable True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor

By: Miriam Nick

4.31

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

She made it through the first selection… but can she survive to see the end of the war?Marysia is o… read more

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Cover of A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama's Survival from Lithuania to America (Holocaust Survivor True Stories) by Ettie Zilber

20. A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama's Survival from Lithuania to America (Holocaust Survivor True Stories)

By: Ettie Zilber

4.19

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

With the Nazi occupation of Kovno (Lithuania), her life changed forever. Zlata Santocki Sidrer was … read more

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21. The Man Across the River

By: Zvi Wiesenfeld

4.64

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Yankel's simple life is upended when the Nazis invade Romania in this biographical novel. As the fa… read more

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22. Krisia's Silence: The girl who was not on Schindler’s list (Holocaust Survivor True Stories)

By: Ronny Hein

3.86

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Staying silent meant staying alive during the six years Krisia spent in ghettos and concentration c… read more

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Cover of From Auschwitz with Love: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters' Survival, Devotion and Triumph as told by Manci Grunberger Beran & Ruth Grunberger Mermelstein by Daniel Seymour

23. From Auschwitz with Love: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters' Survival, Devotion and Triumph as told by Manci Grunberger Beran & Ruth Grunberger Mermelstein

By: Daniel Seymour

4.30

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia. Two young girls, Manci and Ruth Grunberger, are growing up in a loving Je… read more

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24. My Mother's War: A Holocaust Survivor's Tribute to an Extraordinary Woman

By: Michael Fryd

4.36

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

My Mother's War is a gripping memoir about one woman's unflinching courage and cunning in the face … read more

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25. American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy (Holocaust Survivor True Stories)

By: Audrey Birnbaum

4.51

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1941, 11-year-old Wolf is growing up amidst the rubble and antisemitism of war-tor… read more

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Cover of Holocaust Memories: Annihilation and Survival in Slovakia (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II) by Paul Davidovits

26. Holocaust Memories: Annihilation and Survival in Slovakia (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II)

By: Paul Davidovits

4.48

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

This Holocaust memoir began with an album of photographs, one of the few family possessions that su… read more

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Cover of My Lvov: Holocaust Memoir of a twelve-year-old Girl by Janina Hescheles

27. My Lvov: Holocaust Memoir of a twelve-year-old Girl

By: Janina Hescheles

4.22

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful notebook laced with raw Holocaust memoriesShe lived through horror and survived to tell … read more

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28. A Promise to My Sister

By: S.E. Rutledge

4.66

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1943. I cradle my little sister’s feverish body and weep silently in the darkness. “I lo… read more

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29. In the Time of Madmen

By: Mark A. Prelas

4.35

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII A story of struggle, heroism, and triumph during the rise o… read more

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30. See You Tonight and Promise to Be a Good Boy!: War memories (Jewish Children in the Holocaust)

By: Salo Muller

4.23

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Moving Holocaust Memoirs by Dutch boy who went into hiding.Former Ajax physiotherapist writes his W… read more

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31. In a Land of Forest and Darkness: The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II)

By: Sara Lustigman Omelinski

4.58

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

“Suddenly two pairs of black boots appeared in the shrubbery near us… I looked up very, very slowly… read more

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16 must-read history books like My Lvov: Holocaust Memoir of a twelve-year-old Girl by Janina Hescheles

Among the Reeds: The true Story of how a Family survived the Holocaust

Tammy Bottner

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

Sara Leibovits

4.35

Transform Your Habits

My March Through Hell: A Young Girl’s Terrifying Journey to Survival (Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II)

Halina Kleiner

4.64

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